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ROADIEHICLE WHEEL.

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W, DUKES. ROAD VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPL\CAT|0N FILED NOV. I3. l918.

WILLIAM DUKES, OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE WARLAND DUAL RIM "COMPANY,

LIMITED, 0F ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

ROAD-VEHICLE WHEEL.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. a, mia.

Application led November 13, 1918. Serial No. 262,342.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l'. WiLLLiM Dukes, a subject of the King of Great Britain and' Ireland, residing at York Mills, lVitton Lane, Aston, in the city of Birmingham, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating to Road- Vehiclc Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has `for its object to construct an improved road vehicle wheel of the disk type fitted with a detachable rini carrying a pneumatic tire.

The invention comprises the employment of a pair of relatively inclined disks united at their periphery and formed with sockets for the reception of abutment pieces which carry the detachable rim.

In the two accompanying sheets of explanatory drawings l Figure 1 is a side elevatioirof a wheel constructed in accordance `with this invention.

Figs. 2 and 3 are cross sections on the lines l. Q. and 3. 4. (Fig. l) and Fig. 4 is an elevation showing one ot' the socket and abutment pieces, Figs. 2 to 4 heilig shown to a larger scale than Fig. 1.

In carrying the invention into eiiect as shown, a pair of metal disks a are dished or otherwise shaped to form the relatively inclined sides ofthe wheel center. These disks are united at their periphery by rivets or by welding orotlierwise. To stii'en the disks their peripheral portions are beaded as shown at Zi.

Each disk has integrally formed with it a number of radially disposed sockets c having their open outer ends at the periphery of the disks. Either the whole of the socket may be formed in one disk, the other disk then serving to close the open side of the socket, or one-haltl may be formed in one disk and the corresponding half in the other as shown. `Whatever construction -is adopted the result is such that around the combined disks are a number of equally spaced sockets into each of which can be inserted and secured a rim abutment piece or support al. p

The detachable rim e is constructed to it over the periphery of the disks and is pro vided with seating pieces f which rest upon the abutments, suitable `fastening devices such as nuts li attached to screws g passing through lugs z' on the seating pieces as Well as through the disks and abutment pieces being provided to detachably secure the rini in iositioii.

r round the axis of the wheel a wood block may be secured between the disks to support the saine, and the huh which is inserted through the disks. It' desired a wood disk may be secured between the outer metal disks and the latter may be attached thereto in any convenient manner.

, By this invention I provide a disk wheel which enables a detachable rim to be coinhined with it in a very simple and convenieiit manner.

The disks may be made to a variety of shapes. Thus both may be equally and oppositely inclined to the central )lane of the wheel, or one may be flat and tlie other iiiclined, or both may be inclined in the saine direction but at different angles. Also the shape and disposition oi' the varied to suit different abuinients and fastening devices for the detachable rim. lit' desired an eXtra socket j may be provided to accommodate the tire valve.

Havingthus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let` ters Patent is v y l. In road vehicle wheels, the combination comprising a pair of relatively inclined disks united at their peripheries, sockets formed between the disks at their peripheries, abutment pieces inserted in the sockets, a detachable rim supported on the abutment pieces and means for securing the rim to the abutment pieces, substantially as described.

2. In road vehicle wheels, the combination comprising a pair of relatively inclined disks united at their peripheries, radially ldisposed sockets formed between the disks at their peripheries, abutment pieces in serted iii the sockets, a detachable rim, seat ing pieces on the rim coacting with the abut-y ment pieces, lugs on the seating pieces, and a fastening screw passing through each lug, socket and abutment piece, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof ll have signed my name to this specification.

WILLI DUKES.

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